The internet's an amazing place. The entiretyof human knowledge is now accessible in aninstant, and all sorts of media can be streameddirectly to the palm of your hand. But, of course,that also includes the darker side of humanity,so there's plenty of NSFW content floatingaround out there that's certainly not suitable forchildren.

Porn and other risqué media are now moreprevalent than ever, so as much as your kidscan benefit from having access to a smartphoneor tablet, you still have to be vigilant and keepan eye on their internet usage. Even a seeminglyinnocuous site can have some seriouslyindecent pop-up ads, so it's a hard thing toreally keep track of.

Thankfully, developer Mahadi Xion has an appthat should help quite a bit. It's a ported versionof the popular content blocker AdAway, butcustomized to specifically block porn sites andpopups instead of ads. Fair warning, though: Youwill need to root the device to pull this one off,but if you can stick with it and overcome thatfirst hurdle, the rest of the set-up process isfairly easy.

*requirementsrooted Android device"Unknown sources" enabled

Once you've got the device rooted (or if it wasalready rooted to begin with), the first thingyou'll need to do is install the porn-blocking app,which is fittingly called PornAway. To do that, search on Google play ortap the linkDOWNLOAD PORN AWAY

then press the Downloadcomplete notification when the file is finisheddownloading. From there, simply tap the "Install"button when prompted.

Next, open PornAway, then within a fewseconds, you'll be prompted to give the app rootaccess, so tap "Grant" on the popup. Fromthere, press the "Apply Porn Blocking" buttonnear the top of the app's main menu, then tap"Yes" when asked to reboot the phone.It's worth noting at this point that PornAwayfunctions exactly the same as AdAway, andthat's by modifying the device's hosts file to adda blacklists of sites that simply won't be allowedto load. This makes it very effective at blockingcontent, but it does have one downside: It won'twork in conjunction with AdAway, since the twoapps modify the same file.

Once the device finishes rebooting, you cancompletely uninstall PornAway if you'd like, asthe app has already done its job. While you'recleaning things up, you may also want to unrootthe device, which would be helpful if you have ateenager who you think might be compelled toundo your porn-blocking modification. Withoutroot, there will be no way to revert the modifiedhosts file, so porn content would be permanentlyblocked on this device.

So if you'd like to unroot, open the SuperSU appfrom the app drawer, which was installedautomatically when you rooted the device. Fromthere, head to the Settings tab, then scroll downa bit and tap the "Full unroot" option. Finally,press "Continue" on the popup, then wait as longas a few minutes while the process takes place.When it's done, the phone will reboot and it willbe completely unrooted.

From now on, porn sites will simply refuse toload on this device. The porn-blocking blacklistis quite extensive, so every major site in thiscategory is blocked. Of course, it's possible thata new porn site might be created and make itsway through in a rare situation, but the internetshould now be a much safer place for yourchildren.

Modern kids can find an access to any site lol, they're technically more advanced than some adults. I do hang at RedTube and sites from the Thetopcams from time to time, but my younger brother knows if I detect him watching adult content he will be punished. Porn can damage children's menthal health.